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Have you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk mean? Or stopped to consider why you don’t see metal fire escapes on new buildings? Or pondered the story behind those dancing inflatable figures in car dealerships?

99% Invisible is a big-ideas podcast about small-seeming things, revealing stories baked into the buildings we inhabit, the streets we drive, and the sidewalks we traverse. The show celebrates design and architecture in all of its functional glory and accidental absurdity, with intriguing tales of both designers and the people impacted by their designs. Host Roman Mars and coauthor Kurt Kohlstedt zoom in on the various elements that make our cities work, exploring the origins and other fascinating stories behind everything from power grids and fire escapes to drinking fountains and street signs. With deeply researched entries and beautiful line drawings throughout, The 99% Invisible City will captivate devoted fans of the show and anyone curious about design, urban environments, and the unsung marvels of the world around them.

GIFT GUIDE: Harry Potter Paper Models by Moira Squier ($24.99)
All the materials and instructions needed to make 22 paper models of landmarks, buildings, and other places that appear in the Harry Potter Wizarding World. Create detailed replicas of Hogwarts castle, Gringotts Wizarding Bank, and Hagrid’s hut, along with other locations from all eight Harry Potter films. Also included are a special keepsake book with background information on the story and 22 trading cards packed with fascinating facts.

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We're launching our annual holiday gift guide. We'll keep adding books to it until we get close to Christmas, so check back daily for more. Here's a peek.

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San Francisco Book Review’s Grace Utomo talks with Dr. John Kruse about ADHD and his book, Recognizing Adult ADHD: What Donald Trump Can Teach Us About Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. https://bit.ly/2AWlA4Z

If you're a poetry reader, "Urban Love Poem," the episode of Poetry in America that centers on a love poem for San Francisco, is now streaming free on PoetryinAmerica.org and will air on KQED Plus on Sunday, May 24th at 5:30 pm.

https://www.poetryinamerica.org/episode/urban-love-poem/

Poetry in America is hosted by Harvard professor Elisa New and airs on PBS stations all around the country. Here is a description of the episode:

“Urban Love Poem” (by Marilyn Chin)

The episode explores San Francisco's history from the Gold Rush and early Chinese immigration to the rise of Silicon Valley through Chin's poem about her San Francisco youth. New brings together acclaimed memoirist Maxine Hong Kingston, tech investor Randy Komisar, and four Bay Area residents on a rooftop in Chinatown to discuss the love of a great city.

If you've ever attended the Bay Area Book Festival, you know how awesome it is. Well, this year (starting May 1), it's going virtual. Here are details on how you can "go to" the festival without leaving your home. Here's a peek into what will be featured.

https://sanfranciscobookreview.com/the-bay-area-book-festival-monthly-what-were-reading/

The Bay Area Book Festival Monthly: WHAT WE’RE READING | San Francisco Book Review

Although the beloved Bay Area Book Festival only announced its cancellation due to COVID-19 safety concerns on March 11th, festival director Cherilyn Parsons and her indomitable team have already developed an online alternative: Bay Area Book Festival . The restructured event will feature several lecture tracks: voting rights (the original headliner for this year’s festival), health and wellness, and the power of literature during times of crisis.

Beginning on May 1st, virtual attendees can browse the Festival’s website to access ’s stimulating programming.

Director Cherilyn Parsons recently paused from her flurry of planning to chat with the San Francisco Book Review about what to expect from , as well as what emotional support readers and writers can offer each other during the COVID-19 crisis.

Bay Area Book Festival #Unbound: Chat with Authors from Your Living Room | San Francisco Book Review Bay Area Book Festival : Chat with Authors from Your Living Room by editor | Apr 21, 2020 | Articles, Author Events Resilience: “The ability of a substance or object to spring back easily into shape.” The Oxford English Dictionary could have been describing this year’s Bay Area Book Fe...

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